New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-13
MURAT HALSTEAD BACK.
CHAT ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS ABROAD.

BUFFALO BILL AND MRS. P0rTER-HoME RULE-RE-
VISITING METZ.
The French steamship La Bourgogne brought AGO
cabin 62 intermediates and 266 steerage passengers
to port yesterday She delayed by head winds
and fog One of the bearings the shaft got heated
last Wednesday and she had to lie to about two
| hours. Among her saloon passenger were Murat
Halstead, OF The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette" y;
DR.. J. Adams Allen, Baron Faya, the ltanan Min
ister at Washington; Admiral FRANKLIN. L. s. NJ;
| DR.. G. Wyckof Cummings, Dr. r. G. NJ Page DIR.
! II. NJ. Sims. Lieutenant y. A. Stsunton, w. Z. An
drsws Mr. Federico the Rev. J. Werner and tw enty
eight members of the Maurice Grsu Opera Company.
| A TRIBUNE reporter. called upon Mr.. Halstend at
the Brevoort House Mr. Ilalstead looked we'll In
| spite Of his stormy voyage. He said
al have had a pleasant journey. left homo on
tho night OF the full moou in July, and left Paris tor
home on the night OF the full NON in september
have not been doing anything except amusing my
self. in London four weeks, and on the conti-
nent two weeks"
@What struck you In London "a being Of special IN
| tercst TO Americana
"The popularity of tho great American show there,
for That Is, think. generally we'll known now.
The fact that Buffalo Bill has been very gentle
manly man there and has really been quito a hand
and Dustin guished figure in Londoh society is
perhaps not so we'll known; but that is true. and
it ia indication of the versatility of the American
| which is rather pleasing than otherwise. Another
person of interest to people is Mrs. James Brown
Potter, whose first appearance In her new play OF
sLoyal Love witnessed. Mrs. Pottar's triump h
was quito positive. There was doubt about 1t at
all. She is lady Of very decided ability, has got
over all her amaeurishness il perfectly composed,
and seems to be actress not only OF ability but of
| accomplishments There was one great scene In the
piece in which she displayed power that think her
best friends had hardly thought her equal to- IL
| settled the question with every dispassionate aud
unprcudiced person that her sssured-that
is. ii she is not ,ged oat OF the wsy.'
"What do you think OF the political situation in
Britain T.
| "Tne Irish members OF Parliament treaf Americans
with great consideration, and there IA pretty large
leries introduced by their Irish friends. The Irish
Cause Is unquestiensbiy making piogress among the
English pc, pie; and what think Is the most mDor
tant point is that il IL not only the 81 Ireland
that making its way, hut 1t the Of repubi-
| canism-o the rights OF man. The growth OF democ-
| racy in England 10 behind this Irish question: and
important tDsn 81 at question itself There are
many things In the curren, history OF England that
point TO this fact"
What were your movements on thl continentr'
"When lett England | went to Brussels and to
Antwerp 1 wanted especially to visit Antwerp
on account of Its Interesting historical a'so-
ciatiops. / went down and revisited the battleheds
west of Metz was with the German Army during
tie invasion OF France in 1870 a1d when revisited
the neig hborhood of Metz had very interesting
time looking the ground sud studying the effects
OF the military occuf alton OF city. The Germans
hold Metz with iron hand. and there are thousands
OF cavalry. great deal OF artillery and mass ct IN
inptry there. all prenared for war There Is beaut
ful park Metz. In the centre OF 1t stands famous
statue of Marshal New. The park oVerooks the val
lev OF the MOsele, OF the most beautiful countries
10 the world but 10 IL utterly deserted. he French
people there do not 90 near u ~ all only Germans
frequent it and at ght II Ia utterly desolate. No
human being is to ne but with an electric light
la 'front.' shining full on him, there "a Marshal Ncy
standing in the midst of the sent park. lie seems
to be waiting Tor something. What IT will be do not
know.
al went TO Homburg. and found Senator Hale,
Robert Garrett and John Wanamaker there. Mr.
Blame came day two afterward with his
family and Mr.. Depew came still later We had
Pile ,sant time Mr. Blaine was looking better than he
has, think, within ten years This meeting with him
was Just about two weeks ago.
{" Were politics Presidential probabilities dis
cussed nj all ~
:" am not able TO answer the question whether Mr.
Blaine will oe the next Republican candidate Tor the
Presidency OF the United states aud the question
neither he will will not seek to be the nominee VI
the party may depend even more upon bis enemies
than upon his friends. They may think that they
have downed him completely. but that depends.
don't know much about the politics OF the United
States. have hot read tEo columns In an American
newspaper in two months and had been caring to
be we'll posted should not nave been across on
the other side but may say abont Ohio politics.
that Mr. Blaine spoke very cordially OF the action OF
the Ohio Republican convention aud am glad TO
see that Governor Foraker ia not conducting Mug
wump campaign"
Mr. Halstoad lett NowYork for Cincinnati at
Up. m.